Progressive Union seeks Video Producer - Digital Social Media in Los Angeles or Oakland California

Video Producer

National Nurses United/California Nurses Association (NNU/CNA) is seeking a dynamic and talented Video Producer with a commitment to social justice and professional experience in social advocacy, and communications. The ideal candidate will have professional progressive experience and the ability to work in a demanding fast-paced environment to produce digital video.

NNU is the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, and at the forefront of national efforts to transform the market-driven healthcare industry in the U.S. to a single-payer style health care system, along with rekindling the movement for progressive social change.

NNU is also well known for negotiating premiere collective bargaining contracts for registered nurses, for sponsoring the nation’s foremost safe staffing law, for organizing campaigns that have made it one of the fastest-growing unions in the U.S., and for innovative, award-winning political campaigns. NNU has over 225,000 members in all 50 states.

This position is based in Oakland, California or Los Angeles, California.

Responsibilities:

Producing video, from pre-production to post, including run and gun assignments featuring on-camera interviews about progressive, political topics, and creating short motion graphics or animations for social media. The video producer works at the direction of the communications director to create digital video using Canon camera equipment and Adobe CS software.

The video specialist will produce the following types of videos:

• Short journalistic videos about labor, health care, and social justice for the web and social media
• Longer format videos for live audience settings, such as conventions and classrooms
• Motion graphics sequences / animated explainer videos
• Sizzle reels or highlights of ripped news footage
• Other motion graphic elements such as lower thirds and transitions for the social media team

Skills Required:

• Writing / story-telling
• Shooting with professional, cinema-quality equipment, including lighting equipment and microphones, and knowledge of or ability to quickly learn use of Canon EOS C300, Canon EOS C80
• Editing, combining multiple footage formats
• Color correcting
• Audio mixing
• Conducting interviews
• Directing professional freelance shooters, and amateur field staff shooters
• Proficiency in Adobe CS on a Mac platform

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years experience as a Video Producer with at least 3 years of producing high quality video
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Willingness to be a team player with a positive attitude, as well as the ability to work independently manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and focus on follow-up.
• Experience working in the field, filming in a variety of locations, while problem solving everything from location logistics to equipment issues.
• Flexibility with work schedule as this position involves some travel, evening, and weekend work.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage, archive and maintain digital video files and determine best storage practices.
• The ideal candidate will have an interest in labor unions, healthcare, and a commitment to social justice.
• Spanish fluency preferred but not required.

To Apply:

Please separately upload your resume, cover letter, and through the the one-page application form, please upload three samples of your work, including links to video you produced, which demonstrates your proficiency in both editing and shooting. There is a total limit of 20 MB for all 3 samples combined. On the one page form there will be a box for you to provide a URL link to your portfolio, especially if you cannot reduce the size of your samples.

NNU/CNA provides a very competitive salary range ($98,616 - $118,632) and benefits package including full family and domestic partner coverage, medical, dental, pension and 401(k).

Applications will be accepted and evaluated on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience through this extended process. Please no phone calls.

NNU/CNA is committed to equal opportunity, and to considering applicants of all ages, races, sexual orientations, national origins, ethnicities, and religions. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and experiences related to our core organizational values and objectives to apply.

Excellent union benefits package including full family and domestic partner coverage, medical, dental, pension and 401(k).

Excellent verbal/written communication skills.